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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Taurus T4 | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Brazilian drug war Gang war in Haiti[source] | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Communist rebellion in the Philippines Cyprus conflicts Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) The Troubles South African Border War Eritrean War of Independence Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine |
T4 14,5"
Single sourceT4 14,5" collapsed T4 11
Single sourceT4 14,5" :870mm, 767mm collapsed T4 11,5" :811mm, 716mm (collapsed)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourcevz. 58 V stock extended /
Single sourcevz. 58 V stock folded
Single sourcevz. 58 V with bayonet fixed
Single sourcevz. 58 P: 845 mm (33.3 in) vz. 58 V 845 mm (33.3 in) stock extended / 636 mm (25.0 in) stock folded 1,000 mm (39.4 in) with bayonet fixed[source]
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single source57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded[source]
Rate of fire
Single source800 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle energy : 1988 J
Single source705 m/s (2,313 ft/s) Muzzle energy : 1988 J[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2017[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Calibre | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas Direct impingement[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round ( 5.56 NATO ) box magazines[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Taurus Firearms[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| In service | — | 1959–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Sights | — | Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius[source] |
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